“I will look everybody in the eye from this room, and if we’re not changing, we’re not going to be in this room in 10 years,” Plan Design Consultants Inc. Partner and Director of Consulting Chad ...

Today, October 16, we celebrate National TPA Day and recognize the retirement plan professionals whose knowledge, dedication, and personal attention help keep our private retirement system working. It ...

ASEA members now have a new pathway to earn the prestigious Fellow, Society of Enrolled Actuaries (FSEA) designation. The ASEA Leadership Council has approved a new Education Track for attaining FSEA ...

Sam Brandwein, 2026 President of the American Retirement Association (ARA), on Oct. 18 hailed the importance of the organization and its role as a bipartisan advocate for the retirement industry and ...

Missy Matrangola is the 2026 recipient of ASPPA’s Harry T. Eidson Founders Award. She received the award at an Oct. 19 session of the ASPPA Annual Conference in San Antonio. Matrangola founded ...

Defined benefit plans rarely stand still. This session will look at the developments from 2026 that are likely to affect plan design, funding, administration, and decision-making in 2027. We’ll ...

In the retirement plan industry, TPAs know that their success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s built on strong relationships — and few are more critical than the partnership between TPAs and their ...

Employees report feeling more positive about their wellbeing. But at the same time, they need and want support across all the moments that matter, not just during annual enrollment or when updating ...

Access to employer-provided retirement plan coverage is a key component of facilitating financially secure retirement for employees. But the benefits to employees are only part of the story, industry ...

The American Retirement Association (ARA) in a comment letter it recently filed expressed support for IRS and Treasury efforts to implement Saver’s Match contributions for employer-sponsored ...

The Senate on Sept. 29 passed The Claiming Age Clarity Act, a measure that would rename the Social Security claiming ages (62, 67, and 70). It is intended to better describe their relationship, and — ...

Responsible parents might diligently save for a child’s college education from birth, only to find the funds elsewhere or realize the child's aptitudes suit something else — maybe Harley-Davidson ...